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Preventing and Managing Prematurity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Judith Lumley
Judith Lumley
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Monash University, Australia
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Abstract

In the past decade the prevention and management of prematurity have begun to be addressed with more appropriate designs. A few strategies—very few—can now be recommended. A few, some widely implemented, can be abandoned. The risks and benefits of most interventions still require clarification.

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Special Section: Obstetric Technology: A Future Perspective
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , Fall 1991 , pp. 460 - 477
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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